this took way too long to do. Damn feathers.

Uh yeah, the Ran live on the asteroid Pallas. The light gravity makes flying easy despite the solid bones.
They're pretty small, about 3 feet tall.

just like us and Martians and Lago, we're looking at iron oxide red blood here.

live birth, eh? but no nursing.

they're carnivorous, and they only hunt in huge groups.

lifespan is like 90 terran years.

you might not be able to see the double nostrils very well here, but they have double nostrils at the end of the beak..

ok so, like, the royalty consists of whoever fights the best, which isn't to say they rule by violence.

mates are chosen based on flight compatibility, so dating consists of flying together.. it's a dance.. you know..

they have advanced language and art, and philosophy and education are big with these guys. That's for sho'

also they're astronomers as a culture. most of their technology is in the areas of music and weaponry. Yeah that's all